Robert Lawrence Genin (July 12, 1886 – April 6, 1961) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hancock County from 1912 to 1920 and from 1926 to 1928.
Robert L. Genin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Hancock County district | |
| In office January 1926 – January 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Curtis Longino Waller |
| In office January 1912 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1886 New Orleans, LA |
| Died | April 6, 1961 (aged 74) Bay St. Louis, MS |
| Political party | Democrat |
Early life edit
Robert Lawrence Genin was born on July 12, 1886, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1][2] His father, John Genin, was born in Paris, France.[1][2] His mother, Delphine (Murr) Genin, was also of French descent.[1][2] He attended the public schools of New Orleans, and later, Bay St. Louis.[1][2] He was a manager of the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company at Bay St. Louis from 1905 to 1909.[1][2] He took a law course at the University of Mississippi and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree on June 2, 1909.[2] He began practicing law at Bay St. Louis the same year.[2]
Political career edit
Genin was a city councilman of Bay St. Louis from March 1910 to January 1912.[1][2] In November 1911, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hancock County as a Democrat for the 1912–1916 term.[1][2] During this term, he introduced a bill to protect Mississippi's coastline and a bill to connect Mississippi to New Orleans by dredging the Pearl River.[1] He was re-elected without opposition for the 1916–1920 term.[1] Although he was not re-elected in 1919, after the resignation of Curtis Longino Waller from the House in 1925, Genin was elected to fill in his position for the session of 1926.[3]
Later life edit
At the time of his death, Genin was a member of the Hancock County Board of Election Commissioners.[4] He died on April 6, 1961, in Bay St. Louis.[4] He was survived by two sons and two daughters.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 860.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rowland, Dunbar (1912). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 419–420.
- ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. 1924. pp. 212–213.
- ^ a b c "Obituary for Robert L. Genin". Clarion-Ledger. 1961-04-07. p. 15. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
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